State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Hawaii vs New Jersey
Preschool Teachers in Hawaii earn a median of $48,780. In New Jersey, $48,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 0.1% — not 1.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+1.2%
Hawaii vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+0.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Hawaii
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $48,780
- p25
- $41,280
- p75
- $58,270
- p10
- $37,160
- p90
- $64,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
New Jersey
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $48,220
- p25
- $39,030
- p75
- $64,370
- p10
- $37,020
- p90
- $86,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.